Baby Bust: U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Another Record Low [complimentary article]
The 2023 fertility rate (births per woman) was 1.62 on average in the U.S., well-below the replacement rate of 2.1.
As the Baby Boomer generation enters retirement, the next generation might be called the Baby Bust generation.
New data released from the CDC show a 2% decline in the fertility rate in 2023, continuing a multiple decades-long decline.
The 2023 fertility rate (births per woman) was 1.62 on average in the U.S., well-below the replacement rate of 2.1.
The fe…
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